Folding chair.



O. M. JACKSON.

mums cum. APPLICATION FILED NOV; 10, I914.

Patented May 23,1916.

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ONJH MAUDE JACKSON, 01 QUINCY, MICHIGAN.

FOLDING CHAIR.

Application filed November 10, 1914.

To all "whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ONAH M. JACKSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Quincy, in the county of Branch and State of Michigan, have invented new. and useful Improvements in Folding Chairs, of Which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to folding chairs or seats, the object of the invention being to provide a folding chair adapted to be applied to ordinary seat boards in circus tents or other show places, whereby a seat may be provided which will be comfortable in charactor and give rest and support to the back of the user.

A further object of the invention is to provide a chair which may be readily applied to and removed from the seat board, which is simple of construction and capable of being manufactured and sold at a low cost, which may be easily and conveniently folded for storage and transportation, and which may be provided with a carrying handle serving as a foot rest for the convenience of a person in rear of the folding seat.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts herein fully described and claimed, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing in Wh1ChZ- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the device applied to a seat board. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is an end elevation showing the chair or seat folded for storage or transportation. Fig. 4 is a front view of the seat as arranged for ready transportation.

My improved chair or seat comprises a seat section 1 and a back section 2.

As shown in the present instance the seat section 1 comprises a board to the forward edge of which is secured a cross strip 3 having extended ends 4, while the back section 2 comprises a board or plate cut away in approximately inverted U-form so as to provide side rails 5 connected by a transverse top rail 6. The rear end of the seat section 1 fits between the lower ends of the side rails 5 and is pivotally connected therewith by headed pins 7, thus adapting the seat section to fold parallel with the back section or to be disposed in an operative position at right angles thereto.

In practice, the opening in the back section may be covered by an apron 8 of canvas or any other suitable material, enabling Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent ed May 23, 1916.

Serial No. 871,343.

the chair to be made much lighter than one of solid structure and a back section to be provided which will give rest and comfort to the back of the occupant of the chair. The seat section may be upholstered or cushioned as desired. Links 9 connect the lower ends of the side rails of the hack section with the extended ends 4 of the cross strip 3 of the seat section to brace and sustain said seat section when disposed in operative position, as Well as to connect the parts In a durable manner and to insure ease of folding. As shown the rear ends of the links pivotally engage headed pins or studs 10 on the rails 5, and headed pins or studs 11 on the extended ends of the cross strip 3 engaging slots 12 in the links, whereby the outer end of the seat section is slidably and pivotally connected with the links to com ensate for the different arcs on which the links and seat section swing. The heads of the pins 7 are so disposed that when the seat section 1 is let down for use the rear ends of the links will come in contact with said heads of the pins and be reinforced and braced therefrom.

A spring clasp is provided upon the underside of the seat section to engage and fasten the scat section to a seat board 13 of the character described. As shown the clasp 1 1 is bail-shaped and formed by the intermediate portion of a length of spring wire, the ends of which extend rearwardly in the form of parallel attaching arms 15 having bent rear ends 16 seated in recesses 17 in the seat section and secured at their forward ends to the seat section by staples 18. The mode of using this clasp will be evident, and it will be seen that it provides a means whereby the chair or seat may be readily and conveniently applied to and removed from a seat board. The U-shaped handle 19 is applied to and connects the lower ends of the siderails 5 of the back section and serves as a handle by means of which the folded chair or seat may be transported, as shown in Fig. 4, and also as a foot rest or stirrup for the convenience of a person seated in rear of the occupant of the particular chair. This combined handle and foot rest may be dispensed with when desired.

The construction of my improved folding chair or seat and its mode of use will be readily understood from the foregoing description, and it will be seen that the invention provides a chair or seat of the character set forth which may be manufactured and sold at a low cost, readily stored and transported in convenient and compact shape,and 1s adapted to be used upon seat boards in such a way as to enable the user to have a comfortable seat. Other advantages of the invention will be evident from the foregoing description.

1. A folding chair comprising a back section having side pieces provided with lower projecting ends, a seat section having a front cross piece provided with ends projecting beyond the side edges of said seat section, the rear end of the latter being mounted between and pivotally connected with the projecting ends of the side pieces of the back section, links pivotally connected at one end with the extended ends of the side pieces of the back section above the pivot points of the seat section and having their opposite ends slidably and pivotally connected with the extended ends of the cross piece of the seat section, the said pivotal connections between the back and seat sec-l tions including pivot members arranged to engage and brace the links when the seat section is outfolded, and means upon the seat section for securing the same to a seat board.

2. A folding chair com rising a back section, a seat section, hea ed pms hingedly connecting said sections, links pivoted to the back section and having slotted ends slidably and ivotally connected with the seat section, said links adapted to be braced from said headed pins when the seat section is unfolded, and a clasp upon the underside of the seat section for securing the same to a seat'boardi In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ONAH MAUDE JACKSON.

Witnesses:

FRANK E. KNAPP, ALBERT T. MAILORY. 

